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I used to love a night out round the pubs in Ossy. It's abysmal these days. I don't go half as much as I used to because it's dead. :(

We never had any trouble before the smoking ban. There were plenty of pubs and it was a good night. You go in one of the few pubs left on some nights now and apart from a couple of old men with dribble hanging out of their mouths there's no-one in. :(

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ossy was a great night, back in 80s early 90s, i know cos i worked it.

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My dad always said how busy Accrington used to be. How people would come from all over, Burnley etc just to be here on a Sunday night. I can't imagine it!

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Hey Lilly...I am an old man 69...I can hold my head up in any in any situation.....I have been there...done it....and scored..l.before you were born...I dont dribble.
Why do you think old men at 69 are wriiten off?

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LOL .. you've met Walter (?) our Accyweb mascot then. Sorry, Lilly you would have had to have gone to a few past meets at the Stag to understand this one, only error is, dribble not hanging from his mouth :D

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No offence Royboy....anyway, these fellas are about 15 years older than you. :)

Glad to hear you scored before I was born.

I haven't written you off and I'm sure you don't dribble hahaha :D

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15 Years older than me....There but for the grace of god go I.
Maybe in my afterlife I could become a Burnley supporter,
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING
I would sooner platt sawdust

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Thats a club panther, but the good old Tinker is open again:D

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Thank god for that Roy, when I was reading your post I was having kittens, then I saw the blue bit.

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They can close all the pubs for all I care. I don’t need alcohol to live.

But unlike the holier than thou anti-smoking brigade who in their selfish arrogance pushed for and got smoking banned in enclosed public spaces, whilst driving around and polluting the atmosphere in their cars, I believe in live and let live as for as booze is concerned.

I won’t shed any tears for the closure of a pub, but I won’t rejoice either.

It would be poetic justice if all pubs, clubs etc were closed, although like in the smokers’ case many innocent people would get caught up in the issue.

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However much I would like to completely blame the smoking ban, you cant. Who needs blaming is Supermarkets & the breweries. I have no sympathy for any brewery that struggles or goes under at the moment. Its the tenants in the pub that deserve the sympathy.

The breweries will do nothing to help there tennants, rents are shockingly high as are beer prices, and the fact that the pubs are tied to the breweries to buy their beer off them.

Oh whilst i'm blaming people let me mention Sky TV also!!

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agree Lolly, but the smoking ban was the final nail in the coffin to me.;)

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Oh yes I totally agree, I said i'd love to completely blame it, but I cant!:rolleyes: